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To quote Wikipedia, a "wiki" is software that allows users to create, edit, and link web pages easily. Wikis are often used to create collaborative websites and to power community websites. They are being installed by businesses to provide affordable and effective Intranets and for Knowledge Management. Ward Cunningham, developer of the first wiki, WikiWikiWeb, originally described it as "the simplest online database that could possibly work".

The content on this site can be edited through any internet browser, with no additional software.

Don't be afraid to edit — anyone can edit almost any page, and we encourage you to be bold! Whether it be content, grammar, or formatting, you can make it better!

When editing an article, if your changes are only limited to a small section, it's good practice to use the edit link of the enclosing section.

Format text by highlighting the words you want to format and clicking the relevant button on the toolbar.

Always verify your edits with the Show preview button.

Before you save a change, you can enter a short note in the Summary box describing your changes. For example, you might say "fixed typo".

Press the Save page button to commit your changes.

If your changes involve several different sections, consider using the edit link at the top of the page instead of editing one section at a time.

Every article has its own "talk page" where you can ask questions, make suggestions, or discuss corrections. This may be accessed by clicking the discussion tab at the top of the page.

Remember you should always aim to improve the overall contents of the wiki with your edits. You can't break Guild Wars 2 Wiki (but please, don't try to). Anything can be fixed or improved later. So go ahead, edit an article and help make this the best source of information on Guild Wars 2!

New users are encouraged to create an account so that contributions are properly attributed to you. It also makes it easier for other users to recognize and contact you.

We try to follow a common style and format across articles for consistency. When editing, you can generally look at a similar article for an example or consult the formatting guides.

Find something that is missing in the wiki. Feel free to create the page.

A red link such as Help:Non-existent page indicates that the page does not exist. Clicking on a red link will bring you to a page where the first version of it can be written and saved.

A second option to create a new page is to type the full name of the page you wish to create into the Search box. This will bring you to a page that says Create the page "Search term here" on this wiki! See also the search results found. With red link to the searched page. If you click on the red link it will take you to a form where you can create the page.

Another way to create a new page is to navigate to the URL directly. For example, typing out http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Help:Non-existent page onto the browser's URL address bar and hitting the enter button will achieve the same effect as clicking on the red link above.

As with most wikis, we are still missing some articles. If you find a subject that needs an article, you can add some basic information and create it (it doesn't have to be complete!). See the list of wanted pages for pages that are linked to, but have not yet been created.

Some articles have only basic information and need to be filled out — these are known as "stubs". To find and help with these, look through Category:Stubs.